Shipping yoke



. HAMLE Q. A. mmm-1 SHIPPING YOKE EF'b. 2W, 1923.

Filed June 5, 1920 2 sheets-sheet l lfteitented helm @di -imlorri u y y onaniinsainonn, or orninnaiin, oiiio,

Be it known that lly Crimine A; lizoon, a

citizen of thev United litates, residingipatw Cleveland, inthe county ot Cuyahoga and and anchor'an automobile for shipment in a freight car or other vehicle oft conveyance. Preferably,` this shipping yoke is niade ot a single piece ol strap 'metal bent and pressed nintofa particular shape and orniso tliatiit inay be easily slipped betiifeen. the spokes toV i enga-ge the rirn and tire of an automobile i `wheelffand so that itnray benailed tempo rarily to `a iloorin an oblique bracing position at the 'front or rear of the "wheel, and "one orf apair of such yokes may befattached `to each wheel dependingiiponthe size and weightAol?the"aiitoi'nobile.` V

i flii the drawings aceoiniiianying `this application, Fig'. l. is a reduced View oit' anlauto mobileanchored or linediininovably upon a base or floor by a seto'li my improved shipping' yokes, and lig.` 2 is a rear View tliereoi- Fig.: Pi is an enlarged top plan olt `shown in cross section on line-l-Ii, lTigMl, l andi. ig. a is aside elevation o l? the yoke and a"portionrol` therwheel and tire.` Fig; 5` is a crosssectioii of. the yoke online 5v5," Fig. l

Fig. fisafreduced perspectiif'e Viewy oiithe `yoke'and Fig. 8 is a reduced yiewot the. flat inetal strap orblank as it appears betoreitis bent intoyokesliape.` "1 i VThe inode of constructingthefyoke and theforni and shape thereoitisas "follows:

`lo'l'latanietal strap `or sheet oit any` suitable ffwidth` andp .thickness is pressed and 'folded or `doubled toi proifidea yoke having; irregu* `larlyshaped sidesconnected by a straight and narrow web@ or neck 2. Flach sidepor i tion of the yoke has allatei'al perlforated extreinity providing' a foot 3` at its bottoni and jl'ree end and the iniddle` part 4l oiL each side is partly curvedto confine and seat a round p automobile tirek'l. i rl straight leg; portion is. also i'orined beween the curved part t `and loot 3, and this leg 5 diverges or slopes 5 obliouely to tlieloiigitudinal median line of y the yoke to brace the yoke laterally.` Viewed `siiiiriiiieironia;l y "l application ined. nine 5, ieee,A serial no. eeegeiau y .in planer troni its top the sides of the yoke diverge" onwstraight lines from web2 which is pre'leraoly shapedto conform tothe in ner circuniierence or the wooden fellyof an automobile Wheel, and the curved part 4t is approximately two inches orinore in width tol produce` a substantial seat for the tire.` tlhe rear and` rontedges of eaohside are also `preferably rounded and turned outwardly to prevent abrasion or cuttingof the rubber tire and also to strengthen and inake theirsides:` rigid. The connecting web` 2 is also preierably narrower than `the sides of `theryoketo permit the yoke to engage the `lelly between the 'wire spokes of so-called wire )wheelsyit being understood that the ritratta spokes :ina fivirefwheel are generally much y ya closer togetherthanspokes in a wooden wheel; and a narrow neck orj web2 is also otadvantage in thatthe yoke maybe read-` ily spread apartV or contracted to accommodate tires of dilerent sizes,y especially if kheavy spring steel stock is used. 1 i

y The straightleg portions of the sideshave registering' holt openings anda holt and `nut o or other clamping` 'means `maybe inserted through these openings to draw the sides toi retirerand to clamp the wheel in a seating position within the roundedportions of the yokeyandthese legportions 5 also have their edges thinged orfbent outwardly to give/rigidity and strength tothe sides, and

strengthening [illets 7 may also be formed i :in the angles or corners where the legsfunite `with-the curved part l andizoot 3.

'lo'perinit the yoketo be ned in an oblique bracingi` position on the `floor while yoked to `the `wheelwthe straight extremities which provide-feet 3 are iolded at approximate right angles `to the Vertical lsidesonija straight line whichextendsohliquely or on a bias acrossthe legs 5. i Accordingly when `the feet are nailed llatuupon the floor the niain body of the yoke willextend upwardly at :i definite inclination Vandbracing angle to the wheel. This angular position of the yoke does not change when the feet are spread further apart to accommodate tires oit larger size, but in spreading, the flat feet `tilt upwardly in slight degree at their outer ends. ltloweyer, as the `stock is flexible the :toet will flatten down when nailed to posii tion. lt should also be noted that the bending of the feet obliquely to the legs places the two feet in angular spreading relation or divergingposition in` respect to each 5 1.An arti other7 Iviewed from above, thereby placing both the feet and legs of the yoke in a favorable bracing position relatively to the loop portion of the yoke and to the wheel.

To protect 'the iinish on the wooden `telly of the wheel l have provided the neck portion 2 of the yoke wit-ha `lining-.9 of felt or cushioning material. The lining is secured Within-theyoke by rivets inserted through the sides .at a point approximately midway between'therllange oi the wheel rim and the corner-ef` the yoke where engaged with the ellyand which location of. the rivet places it'ropp'osite the angular space inside of the ri-in 'at each side of the telly and theretere out- 'of contact ywith the lfelly and rim. Pointed projections 10 may also be formed at the opposite. edges ofthe neck or web portion of the yoke wherewith to "tasten the felt liningto the yoke and similar projectionsmay be stamped out of the lining at the same point where the rivets are located and used in lieu of such rivets.

Aritter an automobile .has been placed in a freight car or. other vehicle, yokes are attached to the wheels thereof as shown in Fig. `1 ofthe drawing and-nailed to the floor to firmly hold the automobile ao'ainst movements; Y napplying the yokes to the wheels the yokeiis slippedfover the telly ot the Wheel and adjusted .to-a position in which lthe-'neck portionQ of the yoke engages `the fellyythe 'curved sides l engage the tire and -the lfoot portions 3 engage the floor.

The bolt 6 is then inserted and tightened to firmly `clamp'the wheel and to bring the feet l3 into isn-ulg, engagement with the licor. Nails are then driven through the nail holes in the feet 3 into the .floor to anchor the yoke.

y-Vhat l claim is: f x cle of manufacture and sale adapted to 'anchor automobiles for shipment, comprising afyoke with curved sides and open `at its bottom and legs havingperforated, extremities adapted'to fastensaid yoke in oblique bracing position upon a base and in' clamping relations upon an automo- 'bilewheel.` *A y IQnAnarticle of manufacture and sale adapted to anchor automobiles for shipment,

comprising a'unitary yoke having a connecting web `adapted to engage over the inside of the rimof an automobile wheel and embodying curved side portions adapted to embrace 'and seat the rubber tire of said wheeland provided with legs having perviorated feet adaptedto be lined to a licor.

3.4An article 'of manufacturev and vsale 'adapted to anchor automobiles for shipment,

comprising a yoke adapted to embrace the` rim and tire of an aui'lomobile wheel and having diverging leg portions and lateral feet adapted to lix said article to a base in bracing relation laterally and'longitudinally in respect to said wheel. l. ik shipping` yoke 'lier automobiles, comprising a metal strap `folded and formed at its middle portion to engage about and 'form a seat the rim and tire ot an automol'iile wheeland provided with. angular extremities disposed obliqnely to the sides oi `said member and adapted to seat said member in bracing position to said wheel. n

5. L shipping device comprising legs and a yoke adapted to clamp and anchor an automobile wheel to a licor and said yoke ilexible and adapting` the sides thereoi` to be spread laterally to ceni'ine and clamp ditiierent sized tiresin seating position therein and said legs connected beneath said yoke. V

device adapted to clamp and anchor an automobile for shipment, comprisingl a yoke having curif'edside portions with a counecting web and adapted to engage a wheel tirekand rim in seating and conlining` relatiens and provided with diverging legs and lateral JIeet adapted to support said yoke in an inclined bracing position upon a floor and. relatively to the wheel. 7. il shipping yoke for automobiles having' an integral Connecting web and leg por- .extensions and united by a straight web, and

a protecting lining iior the wheel secured upon the inside oi' ,said yoke at .said web.

l0. A combined brace and yoke adapted to clamp and anchor an automobile ior shipment, comprising a single piece of metal ilolded and. doubled and curved inpart to seat -the tire of a wheel and bent at its extremities on a line obliqucly tothc line extending longitudinally of the main body ofi the yoke to provide a basepoition adapted to support said yoke in an inclined position upon a floor, in combination with means adapted to clamp the bolted liortions of the yoke together where curved.

Signied at Clevelanil, inthe county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, this 1st day of June, 1920.

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